reading (secondary)

Talking Texts is a guide for teachers to the steps and strategies of implementing text clubs in many forms? fiction and nonfiction book clubs, textbook clubs, article clubs, and even poetry clubs?in the classroom. All strategies presented are applicable to any discipline so that text clubs can be employed across the curriculum in any grade level.

"[A ] guide that provides teachers with the inspiration, information, and tools needed to grow enthusiastic independent readers [and] . . . outline[s] practical steps for teachers to implement independent reading time or to enrich their current practice with multiple entry points. . . In addition, they provide a model for reading conferences that support tailored instructional choices and keep students at the center"--Provided by publisher.

A guide to teaching reading in the content areas that presents a wide variety of successful strategies for incorporating reading and literacy skills in the content areas.

Contains short nonfiction reading selections followed by vocabulary and exercises to determine comprehension.

Discusses strategies for supporting literacy in students of color, covering classroom set up, scheduling independent reading time, how to support diverse families, and more.

Provides enactment techniques that help students apply their social, physical, and intellectual selves to the books they read to help improve their comprehension.

Discusses how to improve literacy and reading comprehension skills in adolescent African-American males, emphasizing the importance of choosing useful texts, and providing suggested titles, sample lessons, and more.